Library News for German Studies

Need a course guide for Spring Semester 2010?

Spring Semester is right around the corner. If you're interested in having me develop a course guide for your Spring Semester undergraduate or graduate courses, please let me know: bvetruba@wustl.edu

To create a guide, all I need to have is a general outline of the course, the works you're covering, assignments. Once your syllabus is finalized, we can fine tune the guide to meet your and your students' needs.

Why course guides? They provide students with starting points for research, including reference articles, links to catalog searches, and more.

Here are some examples from past semesters:

• GER 529 Weimar Cinema
• GER 410 Buddenbrooks

DIE ZEIT in LEXIS-NEXIS news database

Articles from DIE ZEIT are now available in the LEXIS-NEXIS news database. To search for German news, click on the the News tab, and then under Select Sources, select "Deutsche Presse" to limit to German-language news sources.

LEXIS-NEXIS is only good for searching on specific topics; you can't browse. To browse through current and historical issues of DIE ZEIT, go to DIE ZEIT's archive.

The Libraries also subscribe to paper version of Die Zeit which is located in the current newspaper stands on level 1 in Olin.

Medieval and Early Modern Studies--New Research Guide

There is a new Medieval and Early Modern Studies guide is now availabile. The guide is a great starting point for research on Medieval and Early Modern Studies. It features resources from a number of disciplines, including Literature, History, Art History, and more.

Please let Brian know if there is a resource you think should be included on this guide but isn't. bvetruba@wustl.edu

This guide is linked from the Germanic Studies guide on the Course and Related Guides tab.

Course guides for Fall '09 Graduate and Undergrad Courses

Below is a listing of guides for Fall 2009 courses. All of the course guides can be accessed from the Germanic Studies Research Guide course and related guides page. The guides includes selected databases, e-books, articles, and much more.

Undergraduate

• GER 314A/HUM 313A The Legend of King Arthur in the Middle Ages
• GER 340: German Literature and the Modern Era
• GER408D German as a Language of Business 
• GER 4102 Buddenbrooks: Decadence and Decline at the Turn of the Century

Graduate

• GER 450 Methodology and Literary Theory
• GER 528 German-Jewish Literature from the Enlightenment to the Present   
• GER 529 Split Screens: Weimar Cinema and its Visions of Modernity

Guides for courses from past semesters are still available: http://libguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=9711&sid=390054

  

WU Libraries Toolbar--easy access to resources from w/ in your browser

The LibX Toolbar gives you quick and easy access to the Washington University Libraries' resources from within your browser. No need to remember URLs or find bookmarks.

With the LibX Toolbar, you'll have quick access to the WU Catalog, Worldcat.org, Full-text Journals A-Z List, ARES, Interlibrary Loan, Research Guides and much more.

It's available for both Firefox (recommended) and Internet Explorer.

New Research Guide on Translation Studies

I've created a research guide for Translation Studies (TS). The guide will be of use to faculty and students teaching or enrolled in WU Translation Studies courses as well as any literary scholar interested in this field.

The guide includes:

• List of recent books on Translation and Translation Studies
• Tips for finding materials on TS here at WU
• Lists of TS journals and Table of Contents of recent issues
• Reference articles on TS
• Links to professional associations and scholarly websites.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions about this guide.

http://libguides.wustl.edu/translationstudies

Thanks! Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; http://libguides.wustl.edu/profile.php?uid=2787)

More Years for Arts & Humanities Citation Index

Additional years are now available for Arts & Humanities Citation Index in the Web of Science database. You now have access to 1980 to the present, rather than 1988 to the present. This database also includes the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.

We realize that additional backfile years - all the way back to 1900 - are available and have been requested (emphatically!).  However, they are incredibly expensive.  Adding 1980-1987 was something we could do this year which significantly increases our existing WOS coverage.

We realize that additional backfile years - all the way back to 1900 - are available and have been requested (emphatically!).  However, they are incredibly expensive.  Adding 1980-1987 was something we could do this year which significantly increases our existing WOS coverage.

We realize that additional backfile years - all the way back to 1900 - are available and have been requested (emphatically!).  However, they are incredibly expensive.  Adding 1980-1987 was something we could do this year which significantly increases our existing WOS coverage.

WorldCat.org and WorldCat (First Search)

WorldCat.org and WorldCat using FirstSearch are the two interfaces for searching WorldCat, the international catalog of library resources. Although similar, there are some differences to be aware of.

 WorldCat.org  

• Available to anyone, anywhere. Don't need to use proxy.
• GetIt! and ILLiad under "Services from Washington University Libraries"--NO red or green icons
• Multiple search options and limits.
• Can use search box from Libraries' website. More info.
• Can make lists of items for yourself.
• Can specify your favorite libraries so they'll appear at the top. 
• Can export citations into RefWorks and Endnote

   WorldCat using FirstSearch

• Only available to WU users. Off-campus, need to go through the proxy server.
• For ILLiad (ILL)-- look for the red-colored icon.
• More detailed search options.
• Can save, email, print citations.
• Can export citations into RefWorks and Endnote.

For other questions, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 935-4824; IM: wulibgerman) 

Manage your Citations w/ RefWorks--1-hr. workshops

Brian will be offering one-hour workshops in October to get you started with using RefWorks, a citation manager.Remember, for WU faculty, students, and staff, RefWorks is FREE and available on- and off-campus.

What can you do with RefWorks?

• easily and quickly import citations from databases and catalogs
• manage citations in your personal database
• create bibliographies in citation styles (MLA, APA)
• cite as you write your articles and papers

Brian's workshops -- register NOW-SPACE IS LIMITED.

• Tues., Oct. 14th, 5-6pm (REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS SESSION)
• Wed., Oct. 15th, 1-2pm (REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS SESSION)
• Friday, Oct. 17th, 10-11am (REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS SESSION)

All workshops will be held in the ARC Lab. You will receive an email confirmation. If you can't make any of these times, Brian will set up individual sessions (after Oct. 15th). Email if interested: bvetruba@wustl.edu

***SPECIAL OFFER FOR FACULTY*** Brian will set up individual workshops at your convenience (after Oct. 15th). Email if interested: bvetruba@wustl.edu

Other training--RefWorks is offering a number of  of web tutorials in October.

For questions about the workshops or about RefWorks, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824; IM: wulibgerman)

IN PROCESS in WU Catalog--What do I do?

You may have across items in the Catalog with the status IN PROCESS. You can get these items within a matter of DAYS!

To get these items, either click on the REQUEST button at the top of the record; or fill out the IN PROCESS request form: http://library.wustl.edu/forms/inprocess.html . The item will be cataloged and you'll be notified via email once it's ready.

If you have any questions or need assistance, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM: wulibgerman)